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English noun: astringency | |||
| 1. | astringency (cognition) a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker | ||
| Synonyms | astringence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | ||
| 2. | astringency (attribute) the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids | ||
| Synonyms | stypsis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contractility | ||
| Attribute | astringent, nonastringent | ||
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